new(er) watercolor sketches

I've been at it again. Practicing watercolor sketches in my studio (above) these past months. I bought myself a nice set of Schmincke watercolor half pans mid year and let me tell you, they are much better than the child's watercolor set I'd been using. But, duh.

Maybe one day, I'll work up the courage to do a big painting.

Look familiar...?

This one is an old sketch with new color. The streets of Amsterdam.

I did this one after reading the book Like Water for Chocolate. Tita and her (what I imagined to be an) amazing Mexican kitchen got me all inspired.